Players union files grievance of NFL personal conduct policy
(Reuters) – The National Football League players union has filed a grievance against the league over its new personal conduct policy and is seeking a cease and desist order to prevent its implementation.
Golf: Joint leader Grillo confident of breaking tour duck in Doha
(Reuters) – Argentine Emiliano Grillo believes he is ready to land his maiden European Tour victory after moving into a four-way tie for the lead after the Qatar Masters third round in Doha on Friday.
Alpine skiing: Paris wins Super-G and eyes Kitzbuehel double
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (Reuters) – Two years after his first victory on the Streif, Dominik Paris saw his consistency rewarded when he clinched his first World Cup Super-G win in Kitzbuehel on Friday.
The lure of LA for the NFL – mirage or ‘must do’?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Like a shimmering desert mirage, the prospect of a National Football League (NFL) team returning to the Los Angeles area has tantalized fans in Southern California for two decades without coming to fruition.
Balotelli agent Raiola latest to enter FIFA race
LONDON (Reuters) – Another wildcard has entered the pack of candidates challenging Sepp Blatter for the presidency of FIFA in May’s election — Mino Raiola, a soccer agent whose clients include Mario Balotelli and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Maslakov to quit as Russian athletics head coach
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head coach of Russian athletics Valentin Maslakov has offered to step down in a letter of resignation.
Nadal avoids Federer’s fate with comfortable win
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal reached the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-0 7-5 win over Israel’s Dudi Sela on Friday, avoiding the fate that befell great rival Roger Federer who had earlier lost to Andreas Seppi.
Nadal avoids Federer’s fate with comfortable win
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal advanced into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday with a 6-1 6-0 7-5 victory over Israel’s Dudi Sela, avoiding the fate that befell second seed Roger Federer who had earlier been dumped out of the tourname…
New sponsors ready to replace old say beleaguered FIFA
LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA have rejected suggestions that major sponsors were cutting their ties with the organization because it was a “toxic brand”, saying on Friday that they were in advanced negotiations with new sponsors eager to replace the old.
Normal service returns for sharp Sharapova
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova proved her second round scare against Alexandra Panova was no more than a blip as she destroyed Zarina Diyas 6-1 6-1 to charge into the Australian Open fourth round on Friday.
